689 Knots, Links, Spatial Graphs, and Algebraic Invariants
AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Combinatorial Structures in Knot Theory AMS Special Session on Spatial Graphs October 24–25, 2015 California State University, Fullerton, CA
Erica Flapan Allison Henrich Aaron Kaestner Sam Nelson Editors
American Mathematical Society
689
Knots, Links, Spatial Graphs, and Algebraic Invariants
AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Combinatorial Structures in Knot Theory AMS Special Session on Spatial Graphs October 24–25, 2015 California State University, Fullerton, CA
Erica Flapan Allison Henrich Aaron Kaestner Sam Nelson Editors
American Mathematical Society Providence, Rhode Island
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Dennis DeTurck, Managing Editor Michael Loss Kailash Misra Catherine Yan
2010 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 05C10, 57M15, 57M25, 57M27.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Flapan, Erica, 1956- editor. Title: Knots, links, spatial graphs, and algebraic invariants : AMS special session on algebraic and combinatorial structures in knot theory, October 24-25, 2015, California State University, Fullerton, CA : AMS special session on spatial graphs, October 24-25, 2015, California State University, Fullerton, CA / Erica Flapan [and three others], editors. Description: Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society, [2017] | Series: Con- temporary mathematics ; volume 689 | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2016042011 | ISBN 9781470428471 (alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Knot theory–Congresses. | Link theory–Congresses. | Graph theory–Congresses. | Invariants–Congresses. | AMS: Combinatorics – Graph theory – Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory. msc | Manifolds and cell complexes – Low-dimensional topology – Relations with graph theory. msc | Manifolds and cell complexes – Low-dimensional topology – Knots and links in S3.msc| Manifolds and cell complexes – Low-dimensional topology – Invariants of knots and 3-manifolds. msc Classification: LCC QA612.2 .K565 2017 | DDC 514/.2242–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016042011
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/conm/689
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